Fortress Rabaul The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942 - April 1943
by Bruce Gamble
In Fortress Rabaul, author Bruce Gamble describes the dramatic events that contributed to Rabaul’s increasing notoriety, detailing the island’s transformation into the ultimate twentieth-century fortification. Drawing upon an extensive array of Japanese and Allied sources, Gamble chronicles Rabaul’s crucial role during the first year and a half of the Pacific war, from the Japanese invasion through the shooting down of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto in April 1943, a turning point in Japan’s offensive operations. A compelling story of military strategy and might, it is also a critical and, until now, little understood chapter in the history of World War II. Learn More
by Charlie & Ann Cooper
Available in paperback for the first time, War in Pacific Skies fuses art and history in accurate detail, complete with the personal insights of World War II combatants. Paintings from acclaimed aviation artist Jack Fellows are supplemented by color maps, previously unpublished photographs, original artwork, and personal accounts -- all to help bring to life the most famous air engagements of the Pacific Theater -- from Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, and Midway to Guam, Tinian, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and more. Learn More
F6F Hellcat at War
Warbird Legends
by John Dibbs
The Second World War spurred tense focus among industries of the world's powers. In the short span of six years, military aircraft developed from open-cockpit biplanes to fighters that soared to 40,000 feet and toyed with the sound barrier. Represented in this spendid volume are images of the war's 20 greatest aircraft - from the legendary Mustang, Spitfire, Flying Fortress, and Mitsubishi Zero, to lesser-known but equally awe-inspiring warbirds like the Mosquito, Blenheim, and Kingcobra. The award-winning air-to-air photography of John Dibbs captures immaculately restored aircraft and is complemented by a selection of archival, frontline images illustrating the true spirit and humanity of these Flying Legends. John M. Dibbs spent his childhood near old RAF Command Airfields. His natural interest in aviation has led to a diverse portfolio, and this collection represents his favorite images of World War II aircraft. Learn More
Warbirds
by Max Haynes
A photographic history spanning a century of innovation in military aviation, Warbirds features forty of America’s greatest combat aircraft from World War I to the modern era. This astonishing collection captures the “greatest generation” of warbirds—the restored B-17s, B-24s, P-38s, P-47s, P-51s, transports, trainers, bombers, and fighters—close-up at rest or flashing in action by a premier air-to-air aviation photographer. Each of the 250 photographs, 200 in color, is accompanied by detailed information on the pictured aircraft, its pilot, crew, and unique history, making this volume the ultimate resource on combat aircraft in the twentieth century. Learn More
Available in paperback for the first time, War in Pacific Skies fuses art and history in accurate detail, complete with the personal insights of World War II combatants. Paintings from acclaimed aviation artist Jack Fellows are supplemented by color maps, previously unpublished photographs, original artwork, and personal accounts -- all to help bring to life the most famous air engagements of the Pacific Theater -- from Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, and Midway to Guam, Tinian, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and more. Learn More
F6F Hellcat at Warby Cory Graff
This lavishly illustrated book offers a thrilling look at the Hellcat at war--from its first action in September 1943, when fighters off the USS Independence shot down a spying seaplane, to its service with the British Fleet Air Arm and its part in the invasion of Southern France. By detailing the Hellcat’s design and development, telling its pilots’ war stories, and tracing the aircraft’s adventures through the end of World War II, author Cory Graff has assembled a fitting and fascinating tribute to a fighter plane whose performance in a few short years remains unmatched in the annals of naval warfare. Learn More
This lavishly illustrated book offers a thrilling look at the Hellcat at war--from its first action in September 1943, when fighters off the USS Independence shot down a spying seaplane, to its service with the British Fleet Air Arm and its part in the invasion of Southern France. By detailing the Hellcat’s design and development, telling its pilots’ war stories, and tracing the aircraft’s adventures through the end of World War II, author Cory Graff has assembled a fitting and fascinating tribute to a fighter plane whose performance in a few short years remains unmatched in the annals of naval warfare. Learn More
Warbird Legendsby John Dibbs
The Second World War spurred tense focus among industries of the world's powers. In the short span of six years, military aircraft developed from open-cockpit biplanes to fighters that soared to 40,000 feet and toyed with the sound barrier. Represented in this spendid volume are images of the war's 20 greatest aircraft - from the legendary Mustang, Spitfire, Flying Fortress, and Mitsubishi Zero, to lesser-known but equally awe-inspiring warbirds like the Mosquito, Blenheim, and Kingcobra. The award-winning air-to-air photography of John Dibbs captures immaculately restored aircraft and is complemented by a selection of archival, frontline images illustrating the true spirit and humanity of these Flying Legends. John M. Dibbs spent his childhood near old RAF Command Airfields. His natural interest in aviation has led to a diverse portfolio, and this collection represents his favorite images of World War II aircraft. Learn More
Warbirdsby Max Haynes
A photographic history spanning a century of innovation in military aviation, Warbirds features forty of America’s greatest combat aircraft from World War I to the modern era. This astonishing collection captures the “greatest generation” of warbirds—the restored B-17s, B-24s, P-38s, P-47s, P-51s, transports, trainers, bombers, and fighters—close-up at rest or flashing in action by a premier air-to-air aviation photographer. Each of the 250 photographs, 200 in color, is accompanied by detailed information on the pictured aircraft, its pilot, crew, and unique history, making this volume the ultimate resource on combat aircraft in the twentieth century. Learn More
